HisNibs.com update --
New MEGA ballpen
April 24th, 2008

Well, the new Chinese pen models we
introduced in the previous newsletter didn't
last long! The Plasma http://www.hisnibs.com/x450.htm [1],

I Ching http://www.hisnibs.com/iching.htm [2],

Sanhe http://www.hisnibs.com/g__crown.htm [3],

Tiger Eye http://www.hisnibs.com/huashilai.htm [4]

although the Globular Cluster is still available

and Bookworm http://www.hisnibs.com/bookworm.htm [5],

pens all sold out within 48 hours. They each
have substantial waiting lists now, and I
hope to re-stock in about a month.

The Pilot 78G http://www.hisnibs.com/pilot_pens.htm [6] pens with the B stub/italic nibs are
back in stock. Of course, I'm now
out-of-stock of some of the other nib/color
combinations -- as they're from different
sources. The Hero
330 http://www.hisnibs.com/%27330%27_series.htm [7] is also re-stocked.

The newest MEGA pen from Monteverde is the
Ballpen http://www.hisnibs.com/mega_ballpoint.htm [8]

Available in four colors, it was
designed as a bold signature
pen -- with the refills to match.

We're also now offering the Cartridge
Rollerball pen from
YAFA. http://www.hisnibs.com/cartridge_rb.htm [9]

These
writers allow you to use
international-style, fountain pen ink
cartridges -- such as those from Private
Reserve http://www.hisnibs.com/ink.htm [10] -- opening up hundreds of ink
colors to an inexpensive rollerball format of
writing
instrument.

On the blog...Why flowers have lost their scent

Over the past year I've had a number of blog
entries dealing with the mysterious
disappearance of honey bee colonies, now
known as CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder).

Well, a major contributing factor may now
have been found...and it appears that it
could have even more serious consequences.

"Pollution is stifling the fragrance of
plants and preventing bees from pollinating
them - endangering one of the most essential
cycles of nature.

Pollution is dulling the scent of flowers and
impeding some of the most basic processes of
nature, disrupting insect life and
imperilling food supplies, a new study
suggests.

The potentially hugely significant research -
funded by the blue-chip US National Science
Foundation - has found that gases mainly
formed from the emissions of car exhausts
prevent flowers from attracting bees and
other insects in order to pollinate them. And
the scientists who have conducted the study
fear that insects' ability to repel enemies
and attract mates may also be impeded."

Please read the full article here... - http://hisnibs.blogspot.com [11]

Regards,

Norman Haase
His Nibs.com
www.hisnibs.com [12]
Blog: http://hisnibs.blogspot.com [13]